Mariner was the first spacecraft to be launched to study Mercury on November 3, 1973Launched by NASA, this robotic spacecraft was the first spacecraft to fly over multiple planets. What is a fly-by or gravity assist? This is a technique used to increase the speed of an exploration vehicle when it is sent into space….
Indian astronomers have developed an innovative method to study the atmosphere of exoplanets more clearly. New research suggests that planets orbiting other stars could be studied by studying the polarization of light from them. Researchers at the Indian Institute of Astrophysics are behind the new study model. The new model was developed by Aritra Chakraborty,…
NASA’s Artemis program aims to land humans on the moon to help carry out scientific and exploration missions to more places, including Mars. NASA’s project focuses on three key components that enable permanent human presence and research on the lunar surface: A lunar surface area vehicle (LTV) used to orbit the moon. Basically, it’s a…
Water vapor around Jupiter’s moon Ganymede. This amazing phenomenon was discovered by the Hubble Telescope. Ganymede is the largest moon in the Solar System. The Hubble Space Telescope has found evidence of water vapor in the atmosphere around Jupiter’s moon Ganymede. It has been found that vapor is formed as the ice sheets change from…
When the Earth takes 24 hours to rotate once, the white dwarf star LAMOST J0240 + 1952 rotates once in just * 25 seconds *. At a distance of 2,000 light-years, once every 25 seconds, LAMOST J0240 + 1952 became the fastest dwarf star in existence. This speed is due to its attraction to another…
Olympus Mons is the largest known volcano in the Solar System. Its height is 22– 25 km. More than two and a half times our Mount Everest. But beyond the height, the mountain is located over a large area. 3 lakh square kilometers. Scientists disagree that Olympus Mons has been inactive for some time.The image…
TrES-2b is the darkest exoplanet ever discovered. Astronomers have named Jupiter-sized planet Tres-2b. It is located 750 light-years from Earth.It is the darkest planet ever discovered outside the Solar System. It does not reflect light even as much as black acrylic paint. The reasons why it is so dark are not clear. The temperature in…
The region known as Trans Neptune Objects is the darkest region outside Neptune in the Solar System. It is 450 crore km away from the Sun. It covers an area of 2200 crore km. Pluto, discovered by Clyde Omberg in 1930, is the largest mass ever found in the region. Some time ago, Pluto was…
Wide enough to contain Earth, the Great Red Spot is the most dominant atmospheric feature in the planet’s southern hemisphere.
NASA’s Lucy spacecraft has been launched to study asteroids known as the remains of the Solar System. Lucy set out to target asteroid clusters located in Jupiter’s orbit. The Atlas-5 rocket was launched from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Saturday, October 16 at 3.03 Indian time. The spacecraft will be explored…
